Astros 8 Mets 1

Are the Astros this good, or the Mets this not good? A worn and tired-looking Mets club was swept in Houston, with few positive takeaways.

Rockies 18 Mets 9

Sometimes, all you need is one domino to fall. The Mets knocked that one domino over in the fifth, with two outs, and next thing you knew a tie ballgame became a comfy four-run lead. Then came the BOTTOM of the fifth inning …

With 20 days until pitchers and Molinas report, question #20 for the Mets is the health of Johan Santana.

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Like the last analysis, we have a very small sample size with which to make an evaluation on Josh Stinson. And like Chris Schwinden, Stinson was pitching at the end of a long season — for all we know, his unimpressive performance could have been due to fatigue. But, we’ll give it a go.

Due to a predetermined innings limit, Chris Schwinden was supposed to make only one Major League start — which turned out to be a 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves on September 8th. Although it was an inauspicious debut, it capped a feel-good story: the pinnacle of success for an overachieving non-prospect.

Reds 6 Mets 5

A tough loss for the Mets, but they did go down fighting and they are guaranteed not to finish in last place.

Cardinals 6 Mets 5

It’s official: the Mets will finish the 2011 season with a losing record. Great job, guys. Don’t worry about the won-loss record, all that matters is you battled. Yeah.

Nationals 10 Mets 1

The Nationals sweep the Mets in Citi Field and as a result, leapfrog over them and into third place in the NL East.